From: Tony Maxwell <tony@...> >2. Is Windows 2000 (the consumer version) really based on NT, and will it >offer any advantages for audio applications? Yes, Windows2000 is Windows NT5. From hearsay, not direct experience: -Hard drive performance increased, -Overall performance increased, -Better stability, -Multi processor support - up to 32 in the future, -Better support for later technologies, Firewire etc, -Improved install, uninstall, so installs can't write older system files over newer ones, the main cause of problems on Win98, -On the fly resizing of partitions, -Better drivers, -Certified drivers and software much harder to achieve, so will up the quality, -Uses memory a lot more efficiently, so if you have 128mb or more it will seem as though you have more RAM installed. Cheers Mat